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The federal government has asked Apple and Google to turn over the personal data of anyone who downloaded a free app used to calibrate gun scopes.
What app is this?
The app, Obsidian 4, was developed by American Technologies Network Corp (ATN). According to its Apple App Store description, it allows users to connect scopes sold by ATN to the app on their smartphone or tablet. With this, users can "watch a live video" of a hunt, as well as "adjust/change the various settings on your ATN Smart scope and review the images and videos stored on your scope[']s microSD card."
This app has been downloaded "10,000+" times on Google Play. While Apple doesn't list the number of downloads for individual apps in its App Store, their version has 74 reviews compared with Google Play's 137 at the time of this article's publication, suggesting that the Apple version may have had about half the number of downloads.
What's happening now?
According to Forbes, the Department of Justice filed a court order on September 5 ordering both Google and Apple to give up names, phone numbers, and IP addresses of everyone who downloaded the app since Aug. 1, 2017. The document is now sealed, but Forbes managed to view it while it was briefly publicly available.
According to a snippet from the court order published by Forbes, the government hopes to use this data to help Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) track down illegal weapons exports to Canada, the Netherlands, and Hong Kong.
This pattern of unlawful, attempted exports of this rifle scope in combination with the manner in which the ATN Obsidian 4 application is paired with this scope manufactured by Company A supports the conclusion that the information requested herein will assist the government in identifying networks engaged in the unlawful export of this rifle scope through identifying end users located in countries to which export of this item is restricted.
In addition to any potential weapons exporters, who may or may not be included in this data, the government will be getting the personal information of thousands of other people.


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Infiniti has revealed its new QX30 crossover ahead of the new model going on sale in the middle of next year.
The new crossover model joins the Q30 as part of Infiniti’s new premium compact model line-up and will go up against models like the Audi Q3 and BMW X1.
Prices and specifications are yet to be confirmed, but the QX30 is expected to come with four-wheel drive as standard, a 168bhp 2.2-litre diesel or 208bhp 2.0-litre petrol. Prices are expected to start from around £27,000.
The QX30 will be built alongside the new Q30 at Nissan’s Sunderland factory.
Infiniti's sales have been slowly rising from a small base of 232 units in 2010 to 1,057 units last year.
Infiniti’s UK network is currently at 10 locations (of which half are manufacturer-owned) but the brand is looking to expand in the UK with the hope that an expanded model range will attract new franchise partners. Recent appointments include FG Barnes at Maidstone and Vertu Motors in Newcastle.
In addition to sales points, Infiniti UK needs to increase its service coverage and is beginning a pilot programme of authorised repairers, which will be in place for the January launch of Q30. Recruits will not necessarily need premium brand experience, but will need to represent the Infiniti brand properly. Some of these may later decide to upgrade to a full sales and service franchise.
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Today Star News broadcasted a report on Speak Asia, cautioning people that this company could cheat. Speak Asia claims to have clients like ICICI Bank. Star News said that the company is telling a white lie and many lies of company have been pr0ved. Star News has also warn the people to stay away from survey companies like Ram Survey and Green Prithvi.
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Another sign of the times (and bad news for film-photography enthusiasts): one of the most prestigious photo competitions in the world no longer accepts film photographs. Earlier this week Nikon published a “call for entries” for its 34th Nikon Photo Contest. Here’s what the entry guidelines say about “Eligible Works”:
Image data files created with digital cameras (including medium- and large-format cameras). Images that have been retouched using software or by other means will be accepted. Both color and monochrome images will be accepted. (Scans of photographs taken with film cameras are not eligible.)
The contest has been held since 1969 to “provide an opportunity for photographers around the world to communicate and to enrich photographic culture for professionals and amateurs alike.”
Lost Memories is a beautiful 3-minute-long short film by Francois Ferracci that imagines a future in which cameras can share images with the world as soon as they’re shot — oh wait, that’s now — and can beam holographic photographs into the air for easy uploading or editing. In such a futuristic world, would analog photography still have any role to play?
Paris, 2020. A beautiful couple, a city over-saturated by holograms and digital stream. A polaroid camera. Tomorrow will never be the same.
It’s a thought-provoking story that might make you think twice about both photographic mediums and data backups.
You probably know that, like computers, digital cameras depreciate pretty rapidly — especially when a replacement model is announced every 2 or 3 years. A sad truth about digital cameras is that the digital sensor inside DSLRs cause them to be more expensive than comparable film SLRs when purchased new, yet less valuable further down the road when purchased used. Ken Rockwell calls this “digital rot“, and writes,
Digital Rot means that a camera’s digital guts rot-out its value in just a few years because you can’t remove the digital guts. Sadly, Digital Rot is a disease shared by all digital cameras.
Buy a film camera and you can shoot it for a lifetime. Buy an expensive digital camera, and you only get a few years out of it before its value rots away.


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Bananas are first front in EU bid for greener farm standards – POLITICO
The EU’s top fruit suppliers are turning to bananas as Brussels’ ambitions to make agriculture greener are put to their first major test.
of the EU Green trading and Farm to Fork The strategies mark a turning point as they address the need to make food production systems more sustainable, including by eliminating the most toxic agrochemicals. But as Brussels rolls out the plan, agricultural powerhouses like France and Spain are adamant that leaning towards greener farming will not leave their producers overwhelmed by cheaper foods grown. with looser standards for imports from outside the bloc.
As it leads the EU Council this spring, Paris is looking to leverage its ability to shape the bloc’s policy agenda to deliver a new proposal: reflective provisions. French President Emmanuel Macron has described the idea as a “conventional” way of using trade policy so that “our own constraints are reflected back to us by those with whom we deal”. .”
The French line is that, as an agricultural trading power, the EU has the right to defend sustainable agriculture internationally and to adapt its global food business policy. While initially cautious about promoting the clone clause, the European Commission has warmed to the concept, and is now pondering the best way forward.
“We are uniquely positioned to lead the global transition to sustainable food systems,” said EU Food Safety Commissioner Stella Kyriakides told EU agriculture ministers last month. European policies “must help raise sustainability standards around the world” and “carefully avoid outsourcing to third countries harmful activities that we ourselves have banned”, she said. .
Harmful pesticide use is an important front in the battle for unsurpassed sustainability in farming and farming. international playground for EU farmers. And now the block’s ban on a widely used fungicide called mancozebcrucial for its top banana suppliers, is emerging as the first concrete test of Brussels’ willingness to strengthen global agricultural trade.
Praised by environmental groups, the ban came after the EU’s food safety watchdog EFSA in late 2020. speak That mancozeb, which has been used for decades on everything from beets to onions to potatoes, is toxic to human health and the environment. “We cannot accept that pesticides harmful to our health are used in the EU,” Kyriakides said. speak at that time.
But the EU’s ban on mancozeb is fueling attacks outside of the bloc, as banana farmers in Latin America fear that the EU may next clamp down on import rules for fruit grown with bananas. mancozeb, sprayed their vast plantations against Black Sigatoka, a fungal disease that thrives in tropical climates and ravages their banana harvest.
More than 70 percent EU banana supply comes from Latin American countries, led by Ecuador, Colombia and Costa Rica. At a time when EU leaders are talking loudly about taking the lead towards greener and ecological farming models, the decision on mancozeb risks bringing to Brussels’ attention as it chooses between maintaining perpetuating its greener food rhetoric and destabilizing its reliable supply of bananas – irking leading trading partners in the process.
As a result of the ban, the EFSA is looking into the risks to consumers from mancozeb residues in imported foods. Based on this review, the European Commission will decide whether to tighten the legal limits on permissible mancozeb residues in imported product; those tolerances are called Maximum residue level (MRL). The decision, expected in April, comes as Paris tweaks its reflective clause proposal and urge Brussels to “better take into account global environmental challenges when determining the MRL.”
Documents obtained by POLITICO show that fruit giants such as Del Monte, Chiquita and Dole Foods, which have Latin American roots, are concerned that this MRL clampdown could jeopardize their position as suppliers. the EU’s top preferred fruit level.
In a letter to EU officials in January, Alber & Geiger, the Brussels lobbyist, on behalf of three manufacturing companies, argued that Latin American plantations were “dependent” on mancozeb for supply. supplying most of the EU’s demand for bananas. The letter argued that the existing rules would not change because “the use of mancozeb on bananas exposes consumers to negligible exposure.”
But anti-pesticide groups in the EU disagree, warning that there is currently no scientific method to distinguish traces of mancozeb from traces of similar chemicals.
“Mancozeb is a complete endocrine disrupting pesticide, which is classified as reproductively toxic, posing a high risk to birds and mammals… This implies that from a reproductive standpoint… Scientifically, no level of safety can be proven,” said Salomé Roynel from Pesticides Action EU Network.
“In the context of the Farm to Fork Strategy, the EU is committed to ending double standards; Roynel said. “This is a typical case of a very toxic substance whose trading partners are trying to maintain a double standard in secrecy.”
Europe’s top banana suppliers are balking at the prospect of losing the fungicides they have trusted for decades. “Other products are not as effective as mancozeb. This will affect the quantity and quality of Latin American bananas,” said Juan José Pons, coordinator of the Ecuador Banana Cluster, an industry association that includes multinationals such as Chiquita, Fyffes, Del Monte and Dole among its members and is represented in Brussels by Atrevia, a corridor that cooperates with Alber & Geiger on maintaining mancozeb MRLs at current levels.
Pons says that Cluster farmers’ use of mancozeb is in compliance with safety regulations, and that their fruit, nearly 30% of which is shipped to the EU, “must be certified in compliance with safety standards.” and sustainability of the EU.”
But advocates of greener farming argue that, rather than yield to lobbying pressure from large multinationals, Brussels should see this as an early opportunity to turn the tables on how a in those most transactions Farmed fruit.
Alistair Smith, international coordinator at fair trade group Banana Link, says the fact that mancozeb is “extremely harmful” to both workers and the environment should give Brussels enough reason to limit its use. it and throw the weight of the block behind greener farming and more – ecological ways to grow fruit trees.
“The industry is struggling because it hasn’t prepared itself…below the current tight margin, to invest in. [less harmful] He said, warning that global banana production is under increasing pressure due to climate change and new pests and diseases, and that ” tinkering” with small portions of current farming means “sooner or later” late, that system becomes completely unsustainable.”
“No one has a recipe for agro-ecological production on a large plantation scale,” says Smith, but several multinationals are “prepared to try,” Smith said, citing the example of Compagnie Fruitière. (CF) of France, after a 2009 pesticide scandal, increasing pressure on its agro-ecology projects, including farms in Latin America. CF did not respond to several requests for comment.
But such a change is not within reach of all banana farmers, most of whom sell their fruit to large supermarkets at low prices. Pons said that if the EU, which is pushing its mirror clauses agenda, revises import rules for bananas, it should also be ready to deal with the failure of price chain disruptions. value of one of the cheapest and most widely available fruits in the block.
Over the past decade, the price of Latin American bananas has stagnation at less than €1 per kilogram, even as Pons says retailers demand no less than “pictured fruit”.
“To use an American saying: Put your money where your mouth is. There is a price to be paid for this. Due to reduced productivity, production costs will increase, ”Pons said, noting that, while the Cluster supports the EU’s green food agenda, the potential tightening of import standards does not add up to the price at which EU supermarkets buy their bananas.
Smith agrees, saying that consumer calls to make agriculture more sustainable are “not going away” and that it is time for the EU to “facilitate alternatives and transition” to greener production methods, “in line with the goals of the Green Agreement”. ”
“Those big manufacturers need a way out,” he said. “And the only way out is to share the responsibility” along the banana supply chain. “In other words, Big Retail needs to invest with the companies that provide them … in finding alternatives and looking at how scale agro-ecological production can be – that’s what needs to happen.”
Correction: This article has been updated to clarify the role of the EFSA in establishing the MRL.
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AirPods was first unveiled in September alongside the iPhone 7 and iPhone 7 Plus with a launch time frame of October. From there they were pushed back to a December launch and while that did happen, calling the supply tight would be an understatement. Since Apple’s fully wireless earbuds launched in December, the shipping time has been 6-8 weeks.
And you are quite lucky if you find them in stores, as they are scarce with most Apple Stores getting them at a frequency of over a month apart. Retailers like BestBuy have received stock once in a while, but they are hard to find.
Tim Cook was happy to note that they have increased production and those who have them are very happy with them. This comment came during the Quarter 3 earnings call today, in which Apple announced a very positive quarter.But even with an increased production, AirPods have still not yet been able to keep up with demand. So while there is a significant amount of customer interest, supply is still working to keep up with the demand. If you can find them Apple’s AirPods will cost $159 and they are epic.


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Chinese video-game giant NetEase has secured approval from the Hong Kong Stock Exchange to spin off its music streaming subsidiary, Cloud Village, which runs the popular NetEase Cloud Music streaming service, the company says.
Cloud Village plans to raise roughly $1 billion, according to media reports, and will remain a majority-owned subsidy of NetEase. NetEase Cloud Music is a freemium music service that had 183 million users in the first quarter of 2021 and 24.3 million subscribers. It posted revenue of $232 million with a $44 million net loss in the first quarter of 2021. The division that houses NetEase Cloud Music grew 38% to $2.45 billion in 2020.
The app is a popular music curator for Generation Z consumers in larger, more affluent cities like Beijing and Shanghai than Tencent, which is stronger in lower-tier cities, label executives say.
Cloud Village’s spinoff arrives as surging streaming revenues have invigorated investor interest in music from around the world. China was the seventh-largest global market in 2020, up from number 12 in 2016, and music streaming royalties grew 34% to $718.1 million, according to the IFPI.
In December of 2018, Tencent Holdings spun off Tencent Music Entertainment (TME) with a $1.1 billion IPO on the New York Stock Exchange. Tencent then doubled down on music by acquiring 20% of Universal Music Group for 6 billion euros ($7.1 billion). Warner Music Group, the world’s third largest music company, raised $1.9 billion in a June 2020 IPO on Nasdaq exchange in the U.S. Market leader Universal Music Group will spin off from Vivendi on the Euronext Amsterdam exchange in September.
Most recently, U.S. music rights company Reservoir Media listed on the Nasdaq on July 29 through a merger with a special purpose acquisition vehicle.
NetEase Cloud Music runs well behind TME, China’s leading music streaming company, which had first quarter revenue of $420 million from 615 million users and 60.9 million subscribers. Tencent’s apps — QQ, Kuguo and Kuwo — collectively controlled 77% of China’s monthly active users in December among the top five streaming apps, with Cloud Music holding down the fourth spot behind Kuwo with 19% of users, according to Chinese research company QuestMobile.
Cloud Music will enter a more level playing field after Tencent Music ran into regulatory challenges that will eliminate some of its competitive advantage. Last month, China’s State Administration of Market Regulation instructed Tencent Music to give up its exclusive distribution deals with music labels and fined the company $77,150 for not properly flagging its acquisitions of Kuwo and Kugou in 2016.


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Redwood Classics Apparel Releases 10-Year Retrospective on Sustainability and Diversity The Made-In-Canada apparel maker showcases how even smaller businesses can make a lasting impact TORONTO, ONTARIO [FEBRUARY 16, 2021] - Redwood Classics Apparel, a Toronto-based premium clothing manufacturer, is proud to release its first ever Impact Report, detailing their decade of sustainability and diversity in the fashion industry. Focusing on the period of 2009-2019, the Impact Report dives into what sustainability means to Redwood Classics Apparel, including their mantra of “people, planet, prosperity”. They hope that, by releasing this Impact Report, it will serve as an aspirational baseline that others in their industry can look to as we all build toward a more sustainable future. The Impact Report highlights ten...
Joelly Goodson Lang and Kathy Cheng shared a great conversation on how Redwood Classics Apparel started in the promotional products industry, why branding matters, why diversity matters, and Kathy’s journey on being named one of Inc. Magazine’s Top 100 Female Founders of 2020. Full conversation can be found here: https://brandingmatters.buzzsprout.com/1445740/7101181-kathy-cheng-inc-magazine-s-top-100-female-founders-of-2020
"For our industry to thrive, we need to have different perspectives." - President, Kathy Cheng of Redwood Classics Apparel Thank you to Promotional Products Association International (PPAI) for sharing our story and why Supplier Diversity is not only important to us, but important to the future of our industry. Read more here: https://flipbook.ppai.org/2021-01-01/70/
Diversity is a fact. Inclusion is a choice. Thank you Royal Bank of Canada (RBC) for choosing to cast a bright light on diverse-owned small businesses like ours at Redwood Classics Apparel. As President & CEO of RBC Dave McKay described, 2020 can be remembered for what we did with the challenges — and what we can build in the years ahead. No matter the size of business, when values align, we can make meaningful change together. The report outlines where RBC stands on some of the most pressing challenges facing our communities, economy and society — and the role RBC is taking to help solve them. You can read it here: https://bit.ly/3g8y9ua


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Google unveils the Nexus 6P and the Nexus 5X smartphones
We knew they were coming, and we couldn’t wait enough. Finally Google takes the wraps off of the newest Nexus smartphones – the Nexus 6P and the Nexus 5X. You can preorder them on the Google store starting today. The smaller of the two, the Nexus 5X is at 5.2-inches display size while the bigger Nexus 6P has a 5.7-inch screen. Both the Nexus devices can shoot 4K video and have the new Android Sensor Hub incorporated. If you preorder now in the US, you get $50 Google Play credit as well.
Apple may release a cheaper iPhone in the coming spring
While everyone is rejoicing the new Apple iPhone 6S and 6S Plus, some people ask the question – why hasn’t Apple brought out a less-expensive iPhone like the iPhone 5C yet? Now an analyst from Brean Capital, Ananda Baruah says that Apple may in fact bring out a cheaper handset in the next coming spring. Although Apple may surely be working on the next big iPhone, presumably the iPhone 7, releasing a cheaper version now would not be a bad idea.
Google claims the camera in the Nexus 6P is much better in low-light conditions than the iPhone
The Android vs. Apple war continues, as the recently released iPhones are much appreciated; however Google played its card right by unveiling two new Nexus devices. The Nexus 6P especially, has larger pixels and is optimized for indoor photography and gives great low-light camera performance. The Nexus 6P has a 12 MP rear camera and an 8 MP front camera. Google actually showed off the better camera by comparing it to the iPhone’s camera to prove that the 6P’s camera takes better low-light shots.
New Chromecast launched by Google
Google has just launched an upgrade to Chromecase, the popular streaming dongle with a host of improvements allowing to stream the video, audio, games and other apps from smartphones and tablets on users’ televisions. Although it comes with all the improvements, it is still priced at $35. The new Chromecast is designed like a round puck with an integrated HDMI cable attached, making it very compact in design.
Now watch the Tesla Model X announcement
In case you didn’t know, the much anticipated Tesla Model X will be launching tonight. The Tesla Model X will be proudly unveiled by Elon Musk, and now you can watch it live. The announcement will start at 8 PM Pacific time, and viewers can directly tune in here. The Model X offers customers something bigger than the Model S, with much improved features and efficiency. There is also a cheaper Model 3 in the works by the company.
Are you planning to buy the Nexus 5X or the 6P? And why? Do let us know.


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Vasayo has unveiled its new products: CBD ONE. This new line encompasses its patented 100% THC-Free CBD Oil and Cream with its advanced liposomal delivery system. That's right Vasayo's CBD ONE products have 0.0% THC present in the oil and cream, while utilizing Vasayo's patented CBD liposome technology to provide the highest level of product absorption and wide-range of medicinal benefits. Vasayo is the first in the market to bring this proprietary blend to the market!
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- MUI is an investment holding company that counts retailing, hotels, food and confectionery, financial services and property development as its core businesses.
KUALA LUMPUR (Sept 13): Malayan United Industries Bhd's (MUI) retail arm MJ Department Stores Sdn Bhd, which runs Metrojaya outlets in Malaysia, is planning to open its latest outlet at the LaLaport Bukit Bintang City Centre retail hub along Jalan Hang Tuah here on Sept 21.
"As Malaysia’s leading department store operator, Metrojaya is committed to providing exclusive yet affordable fashion and home goods that cater to the various needs of its consumers through the best shopping experience," Metrojaya said.
"We are thrilled to take you on an exciting shopping experience that goes beyond the ordinary through a line-up of exclusive products from renowned brands such as East India Company, Somerset Bay, Bill Keith and many more," said the group in an invitation to its launch next week.
MUI is an investment holding company that counts retailing, hotels, food and confectionery, financial services and property development as its core businesses.
The group is based in Malaysia, but also operates in the UK, continental Europe, the US and the Asia-Pacific.


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MILLIONS of people can look forward to a good night’s sleep – thanks to a North Wales man’s award-winning anti-snoring device.
Paul Cattell’s invention – the Snorekil – offers hope to those whose lives are blighted by snoring.
The device is made from soft vinyl and when warmed in hot water moulds itself comfortably around the snorer’s teeth.
It can be adjusted to stop the lower jaw sagging backwards in sleep – causing a partial blockage and the familiar, repetitive, rasping sound which can lead to divorce.
Rhos-on-Sea based Paul, a dental technician with 35 years experience, said: "Snoring and apnea can cause serious problems for many people who become desperate for a good night's rest.
"It can affect performance and judgement during the day and sufferers need to be particularly careful if they are driving or operating machinery.
"After a lot of research our objective was to make a non- invasive, adjustable, comfortable, effective and affordable over-the-counter device.
"For those who need a custom-made device the Snorekil can also be used by dentists as a template diagnostic tool to help get the final fit right."
Paul contacted Welsh companies to provide the tooling and injection moulding and set up a business, Sleepworks Ltd, with wife Mari to launch the device on the market.
Wales Innovators Network helped them take the Snorekil to the Geneva International Exhibition of Inventions – biggest event of its kind in the world – where they won a bronze medal in the health section.
The Snorekil also won a silver medal at the British Invention Show in London.
Snorekils are now being trialled by the medical profession, including the outpatients clinic at Ysbyty Gwynedd, Bangor, and orders are being placed on the company website www.snorekil.com.
Sleepworks is getting development advice from Entrepreneur Action under the Welsh Assembly Government's general support for business programme.
"We have had tremendous help from the Welsh Assembly Government in setting up the business, including putting us in touch with manufacturers, website designers and enabling us to exhibit the Snorekil in Geneva," added Paul.


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EmptyAEG in Asia Pacific facility deal
The ever-growing AEG has acquired an unspecified interest in Brisbane, Australia-based Ogden IFC and will form a new division to operate arenas, theaters, stadiums and convention and exhibition centers across the Asia Pacific region, it was announced Thursday. There will be 65 venues affiliated with AEG Ogden, including the O2 in London, Staples Center in Los Angeles and Telstra Stadium in Sydney. Ogden is in negotiations for new developments for China, South East Asia, India and the Gulf region of the Middle East. Reports said AEG paid more than $100 million to take a 50% stake in Ogden.
Instant Replay for DirecTV
DirecTV has purchased ReplayTV, the company that along with TiVo invented the DVR but was nearly sued out of existence. The parties would not disclose the price tag Thursday. DirecTV purchased the assets of ReplayTV from D&M, a Tokyo-based consumer electronics company that bought ReplayTV from SonicBlue, which bought the company in 2001, four years after it was founded. ReplayTV battled TiVo for supremacy in the late 1990s, and lost, and was nearly driven out of business in 2002 when television broadcasters and movie studios sued it over its ad-skipping features and ability to copy and share content.
Sehr heads Berlin's audience jury
MUNICH — German director-producer Peter Sehr will head the 58th Berlin International Film Festival's audience-based Dialogue en perspective jury, organizers said Thursday. The Dialogue en perspective award is presented to the director of a film in the Berlinale's Perspektive Deutsches Kino sidebar and is sponsored by the francophone TV channel TV5 Monde and the German-French Youth Office. The jury is composed of German and French applicants from the general public between ages 18-29. The 58th Berlin festival runs Feb. 7-17.
Ellis tops NextMedium marketing
NEW YORK — NextMedium, developer of an online brand integration marketplace, said that former online ad executive John Ellis has joined the company as chief marketing officer. Ellis was vp product management for ValueClick and vp marketing and product management for Fastclick, a display ad network sold to ValueClick.
Castify in the fold at Omneon
Omneon, a provider of media server and storage systems for the broadcast and digital content storage markets, has acquired Castify Networks, which develops software for managing the distribution of digital content over the Internet and private Intranets. Said Omneon president and CEO Joe Kennedy: "As our customers move to file-based workflows, our strategy is to provide the digital content infrastructure they need to efficiently and cost-effectively manage their assets."
Reiter directs ABC newsgathering
NEW YORK — ABC News has promoted David Reiter to executive editorial director, the network said Thursday. He will be responsible for newsgathering at the network, including assignments and sharing of editorial information and production resources. He reports to Kate O'Brian, senior vp news, who is in charge of news coverage strategy and reports to ABC News president David Westin.


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The ‘Internet of Things’ (IoT), or the ‘cloud of things’, may or may not be something you’ve heard of, but it is a term that is going to become very familiar in the coming years as it continues to evolve and expand.
It involves the connection of a vast and varied number of devices, objects, services and systems on a global scale, via methods other than Machine-to-Machine routes (M2M). These objects are not just the usual suspects such as tablets, mobile phones, or computers. They can be as varied and diverse as wireless monitors attached to cattle, heart rate monitors in hospitals, even cars, and many, many more are linking into the IoT on a daily basis.
This sounds simple, but the implications of it, for both businesses and individual consumers, are enormous.
The predictions for the actual number of devices and objects that will be connected to the IoT (also known as the Internet of Everything) in the future varies from expert to expert. According to Gartner, there will be nearly 26 billion devices on the Internet of Things by 2020. ABI Research estimates that more than 30 billion devices will be wirelessly connected by 2020. Cisco and CCS predict a colossal 50 billion objects by 2020.
This connectivity is predicted to happen mostly via IPv6 (next generation internet protocol, set to replace the protocol most people use today), another factor which is becoming increasingly important in emergent Telecoms.
It is safe to assume that businesses will increasingly become reliant on the IoT, demanding more and more from their connectivity in terms of speed and bandwidth to cope with their ever expanding infrastructures. This has implications on the broadband connections they have access to, and the technology performance they require in terms of sensors and electronics, embedded processors and other equipment.
There is also some speculation from experts that the IoT could present problems for broadband and mobile service providers by these connected objects eventually bypassing traditional networks and broadband networks and communicating directly with each other through peer-to-peer via WSNs.
It remains to be seen whether the predictions will fall short of, or be far exceeded by the actual number of connected objects. The EE Times thinks that 50 Billion is ‘only the beginning’. Security, privacy and regulation will be the hot topics of the future when it comes to the IoT being a level playing field for all users.


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The iPhone 7S is on the cusp of being revealed to the world, and it’s so close to landing in our pockets that websites and retailers are already opening pre-order pages ahead of Apple’s next smartphone.
If the rumours about the handset are to be believed, Apple is planning a few firsts, including an ‘all-glass’ design and the final ditching of the Home button.
Despite being a hot topic before it’s even hit the shelves, there’s still no set release date for the iPhone 7S, but that doesn’t mean you can’t jump in line now to be among the first to get your hands on it.
We recommend heading over to Mobiles.co.uk to register your interest right now – especially since demand always seems to exceed supply when Apple pops a new iPhone.
There are also reports this year that supplies could be even more limited than usual, which isn’t unlikely given that Apple is about to drop a grand total of three new iPhones before the end of the year.
Some industry experts have also claimed that Apple is suffering a shortage of OLED panels, which are tipped to sit in place of the old LCD screen.
Add that to the fact that mass production of the iPhone 7S apparently won’t begin until October or November, and you might have a bit of a waiting game on your hands after the big reveal – which is expected to be some time in September.
How much will iPhone 7S deals cost?
Apple hasn’t announcing any pricing for the iPhone 7S yet, and we’re not expecting to hear a number until the grand unveiling.
However, there’s been a whisper from industry insiders that the handset won’t cost less than $700 (around £550) in the US.
Considering each new iPhone always costs a little more than the last, we reckon you can expect to pay between £599 (the cost of the iPhone 7) and £700. So, £650 for the iPhone 7S is probably a reasonable bet.
So what else can you expect from Apple’s upcoming handset?
Well, the rumoured elimination of the Home button has sparked speculation that Apple might throw in an under-screen fingerprint sensor.
There’s also talk of a dual-camera setup, as well as a bigger 5.8-inch screen which would replace Apple’s standard 4.7-inch and 5.5-inch variants.
We might also see a “True Color” screen like the one used in the iPad Pro, which uses ambient light sensors to change the colour and intensity of the screen to better match the ambient light in your surroundings.
Until Apple breaks its silence, we can’t be sure that any of the rumoured specs are true, but do stay tuned and pre-register nice and early if you want the iPhone 7S in your hand as soon as possible.
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[German]After a longer test phase with Windows insiders, Microsoft released the cumulative update KB4469342 for Windows 10 Version 1809 on December 5, 2018. This fixes many bugs in this Windows 10 build.
[German]Microsoft has released version 5 of update KB4469342 for Windows 10 Version 1809. The update is only available for testing for Windows Insiders. Yesterday I wrote something about that patch (see Windows 10 Version 1809: Update KB4469342 v4). The new … Continue reading
[German]One more short message: Microsoft has released version 4 for the KB4469342 update for testing. The update is for Windows 10 version 1809, but is only available for insiders to test.
[German]Microsoft is still testing release cumulative update KB4469342 for Windows 10 V1809 with Windows Insiders. Now version 3 has made it to Microsoft’s update servers. But the general rollout has not started yet.
Microsoft is currently testing Updates KB4469342 V2 (Re-Release) and KB4470788 (SSU) for Windows 10 V1809 in Release Preview Ring (see). Microsoft has not yet published any details. I assume that the updates will be released tonight (11/27/2018).


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By Daniel Hunter
Shop prices deflated for a 23rd consecutive month in March, according to the British Retail Consortium (BRC).
Overall prices fell by 2.1%, compared with 1.7% in February. Compared with the same period last year, prices are down 1.7%.
Although food prices have been in the spotlight over the past year in the supermarket price war, they only fell by 0.9% in March, from 0.4% in February. Non-food items were down 2.8%, however.
BRC Director General, Helen Dickinson, said: “Prices in Britain’s shops reached another new low, this month by -2.1%. That’s the deepest deflation rate since our records began in December 2006."
“Clothing and electricals continue to outshine by offering consumers eye-catching bargains. In fact, there’s evidence of plenty of promotions and price-cuts in non-food items which should help drive up sales at a time when retailers are turning their attention to the Summer ranges.
“Both retailers and consumers will cheer on a hat-trick of good economic news. The Consumer price index (CPI) has fallen to zero for the first time on record, boosting incomes in real terms and bringing the UK to the brink of a spell of deflation that is expected in the coming months. That fall is largely the result of a deep oil price slump (down 49 per cent on a year ago) and the continuing fierce competition among supermarkets who’ve dropped fuel and food prices over the year."


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Participants offered perspectives on how e-commerce can drive climate action and a sustainable recovery from COVID-19.
Alice Tipping, Lead, Fisheries, IISD, stressed the need for coherence and inclusiveness in the development of voluntary sustainability standards.
A panel convened during the World Trade Organization (WTO) Trade and Environment Week discussed the impact of increased digital trade on the climate footprint, the role that e-commerce can play in driving the green economic recovery from COVID-19 while addressing climate change, and the contribution that the WTO can make to support such recovery.
The event was co-organized by Canada and France, in partnership with the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC).
Geneviève Férone-Creuzet, Vice-President, The Shift Project, moderated the discussion.
George Kamiya, Analyst, International Energy Agency (IEA), presented on IEA’s research on the environmental impact of digital technologies. He outlined direct and indirect effects of digital technologies on climate change, noting that direct energy use and emissions from digital technologies have been flat over the past decade. Kamiya noted the complexity of the effects of digitalization on sectors, and stressed the need for strong climate policies to ensure digital technologies are applied to reduce emissions. He emphasized the critical role of innovation to decarbonize long-distance transport.
Joby Carlson, Director, Strategic Initiatives, Walmart, explained the company’s sustainability strategy, which includes a path to zero emissions by 2040, 100% renewable energy by 2035, and avoiding 1 gigaton (Gt) of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions across supply chains by 2030. He highlighted four ways in which omnichannel retailers can reduce emissions: a) encouraging in-store pickup; b) minimizing total customer travel; c) reducing dedicated customer trips; and d) shipping from local stores.
Kate Karn, Public Policy Manager, Mastercard, explained some of the company’s sustainability actions, such as an initiative to give Mastercard issuers the possibility to enable cardholders to monitor the carbon footprint of their purchases. Among trade policy priorities, she highlighted new rules on digital trade, in particular free flow of data and the elimination of data localization requirements, as well as an agreement on environmental goods.
From a development perspective, Alice Tipping, Lead, Fisheries, International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD), highlighted considerations around trade policy decisions that developing countries may face in terms of importing or domestically producing goods, services, and technology for renewable energy. She said carbon labeling may pose challenges to developing countries, and stressed the need for coherence and inclusiveness in the development of voluntary sustainability standards (VSS). [SDG Knowledge Hub Sources]


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The Corsa is adorned with the grass image for the reopening of Vauxhall Motors bowling club and it will be joined by a convertible Astra Twintop designed to look like a streamlined ice cream van and an Astra decorated by illustrator Jamie Cullum.
His car features a series of bright designs in keeping with the retro-looking event logo, also designed by the illustrator.
It isn’t the first time Vauxhall has decorated its cars for an event. Earlier this year a Vauxhall Corsa was used to showcase Spirograph art and a swarm of hand-drawn bees at an art-based car boot event.
Vauxhall has used the retro theme to celebrate the reopening of the club, which was founded in 1905 by the car company.
As well as the cars, visitors to the East London event will be entertained by a multi-coloured club house with psychedelic English garden flowers, picnic food, ice cream and live music.
The event, on 1st August 2010 from 12pm to 6pm, takes place at Brick Lane in London and tickets are free at http://www.vauxhallmotorsbc.co.uk.


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FedEx Ground outdistanced its sister divisions at Memphis-based FedEx, increasing revenue 14 percent and operating profit 26 percent in the quarter ending Feb. 28.
A 6 percent increase in daily package volume helped boost FedEx Ground revenue for the quarter to $2.18 billion, while its operating profit rose to $325 million.
That gave FedEx Ground a 14.9 percent operating margin, compared with a 2.9 percent operating margin at FedEx Express, which saw profits fall from a year ago.
Revenue at FedEx Express rose 11 percent to $6.1 billion in the December-February quarter, while operating income dropped 33 percent to $178 million.
International package volume fueled growth in the quarter, increasing 5 percent compared with a 2 percent increase in domestic express package volume.
Net income at FedEx dropped 3 percent year-over-year to $231 million in the quarter ending Feb. 28, although revenue rose 11 percent to $9.7 billion.
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Logistics and 3PL firms are expected to be among the primary drivers of demand for industrial units in the future and one of the critical success factors in the coming years will be the use of robotics or automation to make the logistics sector more efficient, releasing information from silos and reducing bottlenecks.
Dubai’s position as a leading trade hub both globally and within the region has been boosted by the launch of the 2019 Silk Road Strategy which focuses on streamlining the logistics and trade processes and improving efficiencies within local entities, to promote growth and attract major global industry players.
JLL’s Head of Research MENA, Dana Salbak, believes that the role the logistics’ sector plays is primarily linked to Dubai’s strategic location at the crossroads between the East and West, making it an important trade route. “The competitive advantage the emirate enjoys in terms of location, coupled with its world-class maritime, aviation, and land infrastructure, is expected to continue driving and enhancing its economic growth,” she explains.
More recently, and to support this growth, Dubai cemented its position as a leading e-commerce hub for the region. Drawing on an e-commerce strategy launched in September 2019, Dubai aims to establish itself as a global logistics hub in which e-commerce is set to contribute AED 12 billion to the local GDP by 2023.
Salbak highlights that the strategy also aims to reduce fees imposed on goods passing through the free zones. Moreover, Dubai intends to slash e-commerce business costs by 20% in efforts to increase the market shares of its local and regional distribution firms to reach AED 24 billion by 2022.
“These new favourable legislations are expected to attract foreign direct investment into the country and these developments, along with changes in the wider real estate market, are prompting various developments in the logistics sector,” Salbak says. “This primarily involves employing various technologies across the supply chain to ensure greater efficiencies.”
Traditionally, the efficiency of the supply chain has been impacted by fragmented systems, databases, and processes, which have made it difficult to track and manage the flow of goods, data, and finances. Implementing technologies that sort and package products, optimise planning, schedule and route trucks and crews, in addition to tracking deliveries, could, according to Salbak, eliminate any human errors and ensure operations get done with speed and agility.
UAE-headquartered Truebell, a GCC importer of fast-moving consumer goods (FMCG), employs several cutting-edge technologies in its warehouse and fleet management systems to ensure greater efficiencies across its supply chain. These include a main storage solution featuring aisles with a width (pallet to pallet) of 1,660 metres - the narrowest in the world - requiring high levels of precision to operate. Meanwhile, the facility’s high-speed doors are controlled through machine sensitive sensors with separate doors for man entry and, in a first for the region, the high-speed doors used for the freezer department are made of panels ensuring better insulation and increasing efficiency.
“Similarly, this is also the first time both man-up order pickers with a 1.2 metre lift height and Very Narrow Aisle (VNA) reach trucks with insulated cabins have been used in a distribution centre in this part of the world,” explains Bhushant J. Gandhi, Divisional Manager, Retail & Food Service, Truebell. “This type of equipment helps ensure optimum productivity by facilitating non-stop operations in the freezer department.”
Salbak highlights that a critical angle for the success of the sector will be the development of quality warehousing to support the logistics sector. “Currently, in Dubai, we see a two-tier market as businesses continue to chase the limited quality stock available,” she says, empathising that, consequently, many owners have resorted to constructing new facilities on a ‘build to suit’ basis.
Industrial areas such as Dubai Airport Freezone Authority (DAFZA), Jebal Ali Freezone Authority (JAFZA), and Dubai South offer customisable solutions to prospective tenants. Warehouses in these locations are designed and developed by the authority, incorporating all technical requirements. According to Salbak, the investment for developing the warehouse is typically undertaken by the industrial park authority and charged back to the client as a lease.
“With the e-commerce sector growing rapidly, Dubai is witnessing a shift in the way its logistics’ systems are integrated, with automation and quality warehousing becoming a top priority to attract wider investments, particularly from the private sector,” Salbak concludes.


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Sixty years and still not tyred: The sturdy Raleigh bike that's been worth every shilling
It was six decades ago that Owen Hook fell in love with the shining bicycle in his local department store window.
But today, the Raleigh push bike is still going strong.
Mr Hook, 72, who paid for the top-of-the-range, three-speed Raleigh bike in 36 monthly installments of just ten shillings (50p) 57 years ago, said yesterday that it showcased British craftsmanship at its best.
'Pride and joy': Owen Hook, 72, with the Raleigh bicycle that has taken him to work for almost 60 years
Over the decades, Mr Hook has depended on the cycle to reach his job as a commercial vehicle fitter, the school where he now works as a caretaker, and local shops in Haddenham, near Ely in Cambridgeshire.
It still has its original steel frame, wheels, seat, gears, brake cables and mud guards. It has only been resprayed once, in 1985, when it changed from green to red.
Mr Hook said: 'I used to go past the bike in the store window and for a long time I could only dream of buying it and I would stare at it for hours’.
'When I left school and found a job I went straight down to the store and bought the bike with an agreement to pay for it in monthly installments.
'I remember thinking it was an absolute beauty and I have used it nearly every day since and it has never let me down once.
'When I was younger I also used it to travel around the village picking up friends and visiting some of my pals. I must have looked very dashing.
'I replaced a blown tyre on it just last week and it cost me more to replace it than I originally paid for the bike almost 60 years ago.'
In the beginning: Owen Hook aged 16 with the brand new bike that he bought with 18 monthly installments of 10 shillings (50p)
The grandfather-of-four, who lives with wife Ruby, 68, a former dinner lady, bought the bike from JW Angwood, in St Ives, Cambridgeshire.
The store did not last quite as long as the bike - it shut down many years ago.
One of the few parts of the stout cycle that Mr Hook has replaced are the forks, which broke during his only ever accident.
Mr Hook was wiping some mud from his bike as he sped along but lost control and was catapulted over the handlebars, breaking his collarbone in the process.
The lights were also replaced a few years ago after the originals finally went on the blink from corrosion.
The bike has remained largely rust-free as it has always been kept under cover.
Mr Hook has loyally used the robust bicycle throughout his adult life expect for four years in his early twenties, when he served as an RAF engineer in Germany.
The loyal rider has no plans to retire or stop using the bike and said he expected it to continue running smoothly for many years to come.
He added: 'I've never wanted to change to something more modern and it is my absolute pride and joy.
'It's a classy bike and I am convinced it will still be a wonderful bicycle to ride long after I'm gone.'
Raleigh bikes were founded by Sir Frank Bowden after he purchased a small bicycle shop on Raleigh Street, in Nottingham in 1887.
The business went on to become one of the most popular British brands of the last century.
In 2003 the company controversially moved production to the Far East to cut costs by a fifth.
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Last month, representatives from government, major corporations, and the United Nations gathered in New York City to explore the efforts of inclusive businesses to meet the 17 sustainable development goals (SDGs) formally launched one year ago. The seventh annual Business Call to Action (BCtA) forum, which took place two blocks from the 71st session of the United Nations General Assembly, also marked the unveiling of 42 new commitments by 38 new inclusive businesses now aligned with BCtA.
Throughout a half day of panel sessions and informal dialogue, attendees compared notes on the ways in which inclusive businesses are delivering on the SDGs through their core business activities, striving to envision a clear path to success in 2030 - the stated deadline for achieving all 17 SDGs (and the 169 more specific target objectives between them).
But amid a palpable sense of optimism over the potential of inclusive businesses to play a key role in meeting the goals a few critical questions loomed:
Although the SDGs may be a helpful framework to focus the efforts of inclusive businesses, are there simply too many disparate goals?
Are the individual goals themselves too broadly aspirational to be pragmatically meaningful, as some sceptics have alleged?
And in the absence of universally agreed-upon metrics, how can for-profit businesses, NGOs, and governments effectively track, share, and coordinate their results?
Diverse problems, holistic solutions
Jayanth Bhuvaraghan, chief mission officer of the French eyeglass manufacturer Essilor, which aims to provide low-cost vision correction to 550 million underserved Indian citizens by 2030, spoke to each of these concerns in his opening keynote, setting the tone for the conversations that followed. Addressing the first point, he observed that “the SDGs are not a checklist, but a holistic framework. Focusing on certain global issues can help advance multiple SDGs.” In other words, because so many of the goals are interconnected, any given business shouldn’t spread itself thin trying to approach 17 separate problems, but should rather leverage its core competencies to focus on just one or two areas where it can have the biggest impact.
He cited the example of Essilor’s work in India, explaining that uncorrected poor vision is “the world’s largest disability” and therefore a fundamental obstacle to the fulfillment of all of the SDGs. “It affects 2.5 billion people worldwide,” he said, “and according to the WHO costs the global economy $227bn [£176bn] each year in lost productivity.” By helping adults to see, Bhuvaraghan said, millions more people will be empowered to perform the actions needed to help fulfill the 2030 agenda.
Idealists work better together
As for the charge that the SDGs may be too aspirational to be effectively addressed by the private sector in day-to-day business operations, many participants argued that SDG17 - “Partnerships for the Goals” - helps ensure that the remaining SDGs aren’t approached in nebulous terms. If the goals are openly discussed and made sufficiently concrete, the thinking goes, inclusive businesses can find financially compelling reasons to work with other organisations in support of the SDGs, creating win-win scenarios that combine mutually beneficial business growth with measurable results.
“You can’t do this yourself,” said Laura Gitman, VP of sustainability nonprofit BSR. “You need to collaborate with a variety of different partners, and it has to be true collaboration, a genuine partnership approach, which is critical to really scale.”
Toshio Takanashi, a senior executive of Japan’s Asahi Kasei Corporation, agreed: “I think the single most important factor to focus on is relationship.”
Yet establishing trust and commitment in a business relationship, as in a marriage, takes time and patience, remarked Teresa Law, co-founder and CFO of Bhutan’s largest private-sector employer, Mountain Hazelnuts. “I think you need to have patience,” she said, “that you’re not going to get a divorce, that you’re going to stick it out.”
Swedish telecom giant Ericsson’s senior vice president and chief sustainability officer Elaine Weidman-Grunewald said that by continuing to establish regional partnerships her company aims to address “affordability barriers” to internet access, finding ways to connect “half the planet” that still isn’t online. Such partnerships are not only key to Erisson’s core business objectives, she noted, but they also happen to align seamlessly with important SDGs.
“Life is a chain of relationships,” said Roger Schmid, manager of the New York Innovation Hub for the Brazilian beauty products manufacturer Natura. “So we need to increasingly understand and appreciate how everything is interrelated, that whatever we do touches everything else.”
Accounting for inclusive businesses’ impact
As for the question of how inclusive businesses can adequately monitor and measure their overall progress in the effort to fulfill the SDGs, BCtA debuted a new report at the conference that aims to address such concerns head on. Produced in partnership with the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI), the report is titled Measuring Impact: How Business Accelerates the Sustainable Development Goals (pdf) and illuminates the role that businesses already play in recording - and sharing with governmental agencies - a wide range of sustainability and impact metrics pertaining directly to the SDGs.
The report concludes that in an increasingly interconnected world, the small and large businesses (for-profit and non-) of the private sector are poised to effect transnational objectives in ways that local governments can’t pursue alone.
Magdy Martínez-Solimán, assistant administrator and director of the Bureau for Policy and Programme Support (BPPS), UNDP, reminded the BCtA Forum why their work is essential in implementing the SDGs: “What makes inclusive business truly transformative is that it is driven by innovation. It is driven by market opportunities, but it seeks to target the people that most need to be included in the economy. It is driven by genuine and collective efforts to build a vibrant economy that all can benefit from, thus contributing to the achievement of the 2030 agenda—an agenda that pledges to leave no one behind.”
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Paddy Power has announced a 25% rise in turnover for the year up to May 9.
At the Company’s Annual General Meeting, chairman Fintan Drury said: “For the 19 weeks to May 9, 2006, turnover and gross win growth has been strong across all channels.
“Group turnover has increased by approximately 25% in comparison to the same period last year.”
The breakdown in profits was a 19% rise in the retail channel, a 18% rise in the telephone channel and a 44% increase in the online sportsbook, excluding gaming.
He said: “Gaming revenues within the online channel have seen continued strong growth and are markedly up on 2005, given, in particular, the addition of poker revenue. On a like-for-like comparison, gaming revenues are 27% ahead of the levels achieved in the last 19 weeks of 2005.
The group also announced that six to ten new outlets will open in Ireland and up to will open in the UK this year.


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While most of the media are focusing of China overtaking USA as 5G leader, Verizon in the US now leads with it’s first 5G home broadband available for subscription and operational in October 2018.
Verizon 5G Home, will start Oct. 1, with service to begin once the installation is complete. Customers in Houston, Indianapolis, Los Angeles and Sacramento, California, can start ordering the service, which costs $50 for Verizon Wireless customers and $70 for those who aren’t.
Unlike 4G, it is limited to some cities, you can check if you are eligible on Firston5G.com. Although Verizon is first, it is using a non industry standard. Early adopters will get free upgrades to ensure they move up to the industry standard as well.
AT&T plans to launch it’s service by end of the year but to what coverage extend nobody knows. Another telco, T-Mobile promises broader commercial service available early next year, and Sprint and LG are promising the first 5G smartphone.
Verizon is promising home broadband speeds ranging from 300 mbps to 1 Gbps which is comparable to fibre broadband. The carriers are aiming for peak speeds on the mobile side to far exceed that 1Gbps mark.
Verizon is rolling out the red carpet for early takers. Its “First on 5G” customers will get free installation, as well as three months of free service. Customers will also get a free Chromecast or Apple TV 4K, as well as three months of YouTube TV for free. They’ll also get priority in purchasing the first 5G mobile device.


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Save the American Restaurant
We’re still learning about COVID-19’s precise mortality rate, but we sadly do know that the virus has wreaked havoc on the non-chain restaurant sector. Most states forced eateries to shut down during the initial wave of cases. While this was necessary to contain the pandemic and save lives, we can’t pretend it was without consequences. According to the National Restaurant Association in March, 3% of American dining spots had already closed permanently because of the pandemic, with potentially 11% more doing so within the next month. It’s only gotten worse as the lockdown drag on. Bank analysts at UBS grimly predicted that up to 20% of American eateries might be permanently forced out of business, up to 200,000 unique restaurants. 1.6 million Americans work in the restaurant industry. Even longstanding institutions face uncertainty without assistance. Most are still on the hook for rent, even as they draw little or no revenue during closures.
Even when the situation “improves”, it’s going to be an uphill battle. For one, diners may have to operate under strict limitations. In Guangzhou, China, and elsewhere there have been incidents of spread through air conditioning in restaurants where people cannot wear masks as they eat. This begets lower capacity, more distancing, and various other measures when restaurants finally reopen for in-person dining. Additionally, a reluctance to eat out may accompany reopening. Just because operations resume doesn’t mean Americans will eat outside the house without fear. And a second wave of infections, quite possible when we lift restrictions without extensive contact tracing, could force states to shut down once again. Adding an additional challenge to the recovery process, rioting destroyed numerous small businesses over the past few weeks in some cities. All of these challenges compound and create a critical juncture for policymakers. To save this important sector or not?
Voices have come out for letting the restaurant industry go under. Some on the left, like artist Tunde Wey, see an opportunity to restructure the food industry and combat lasting inequities through revolutionary overhaul. Wey states, “restaurant owners should abandon entirely their pursuit of a bailout specific to the industry, and focus on policy and government programs that support people generally”. There’s a good point in that, even if you disagree with his means. Wey’s admittedly radical proposal calls attention to the role some restaurants have played in gentrification and the erosion of worker’s rights. This injustice cannot be ignored. Additionally, corporate legal structures often ignore the entrepreneurial structures prominent in marginalized communities, as Omar Tate bemoans. Bureaucracy can be a hurdle for underprivileged market entrants. The pop-up doesn’t get the same legal consideration as the eat-in, despite the fact that it provides delicious food and contributes to neighborhood self-sufficiency. Moving forward, it’s worthwhile to look at restaurants as bulwarks against injustice, against food deserts, against the erosion of neighborhood sovereignty. Change is essential, but this is no moment to dangle the fortunes of American eateries over the edge by rejecting entirely an industry bailout. Our response must address these criticisms and invoke government action to protect American restaurants and their workers. Relief is needed now, and we can certainly incorporate lessons into whatever structure we choose.
Others, especially on the libertarian-conservative right, maintain a broader stance against bailouts, alleging that they pick “winners and losers” and that the free market will step in to correct itself. This might have some truth to it; the market does tend to adjust from shocks. But we miss a lot when we let the dictats of market efficiency rule us. In the “most significant period of restaurant brand consolidation the industry has ever seen”, rejecting assistance would likely empower burgeoning multinational chains. As G.K. Chesterton once wrote, “Too much capitalism does not mean too many capitalists, but too few capitalists.” Besides, Eater published a good point that “opening new restaurants will likely also pose unique challenges after the pandemic passes. The groups most targeted by xenophobic, racist backlash during the crisis may face discrimination when it comes to getting loans; restaurateurs from marginalized communities might not be able to return to restaurant ownership at all”. Less a revitalizing reset, widespread failures could pose a fatal blow.
When we lose mom-and-pop restaurants, we lose a lot more than somewhere to grab a bite. I’m not pretending that every small eatery is perfect; I’ve had some pretty low-quality food from mom and pop places, just as I have from corporate chains. I’m sure working conditions are suboptimal at some smaller eateries. But when we lose small diners and cafes, we lose the personality that anchors communities. We lose the unique benefits of small-scale enterprise. We lose something essential to America. For years, scholars like TJ Cauley remarked on the link between “a general diffusion of the control of the sources of income” and the freedom we cherish (292). Maybe my inner distributist is shining through, but the current moment poses an opportunity to stand up for the freedom of property-holding.
For one, local dining establishments are often pillars of their communities. A multi-study analysis finds that a far higher percentage (48%) of the money spent at local independent businesses recirculates through the local community than money spent at chains (13.6%). They also pitch in during times of need. In a time when owners and workers struggle, COVID-19 revealed the true selflessness of some operations. In a crisis that left New York scrambling, ritzy Eleven Madison Park reopened to serve hardworking first responders. In Naples, Florida, healthcare workers could pick up sushi or Italian food. In Ann Arbor, a catering company cooked up more than 8,000 meals to donate.
Moreover, culinary innovation doesn’t seem to come from the massive fast-food chains these days. Fast-food is largely about conformity. Make the fries the same everywhere. Only introduce menu items that the focus groups and the boardroom approve of. Even their buildings now look identical. Bottom line all the time. That’s what matters. Not experimentation. Not culinary diversity. Sure, McDonald’s provides slightly different items in different regions and occasionally brings back the McRib, but their brand is defined by a soul-sucking, artery-clogging corporate mindset.
At the forefront of what makes America great are her smaller restaurants. In my West Philadelphia neighborhood, one can enjoy Vietnamese pho for lunch, dig into Ethiopian tibs for dinner, and enjoy Levantine knafeh for dessert. The options are endless, but they’re united by the small-scale nature of the businesses offering them. This diversity brings multicultural vibrance to the squares of our national quilt, sewn together by the entrepreneurial pursuit of a better life. 37% of small restaurant owners in America are immigrants, while just under 14% of the overall population are. This industry provides innumerable opportunities to aspiring Americans, whether it’s opening up one’s own establishment or finding a job off the boat. And in turn, we get to experience cuisines from around the world right outside our doors. These are the places that experiment with local and foreign traditions; in my own area, you can even try an Eritrean take on a Philly cheesesteak. That’s not something you can buy at McDonald’s or Shake Shack! Letting small eateries go under deprives immigrants of their hard-earned success and America of the world’s flavors.
Unfortunately, already-enacted stimulus measures are far from enough. Workers remain mired in precarity after one paltry $1,200 check. Congress continues to ignore proposals for a temporary universal basic income. Airlines and hotels walked away with massive bailouts, but the restaurant industry? Little to nothing beyond the basic small business loans, despite the unique challenges the industry faces. While some eateries shifted to a takeout/delivery model or went outdoors, others have struggled and the SBA hasn’t been much help. Consequently, the industry cries out for help. In April, the National Restaurant Association requested a program beyond PPP to allow grants (to the tune of over $200 billion) for suffering eateries. The Independent Restaurant Coalition called for a similar restaurant stabilization fund, more flexible terms on PPP loans, and tax rebates for rent. The details of a plan might vary, but something must be done. The decimation wrought by COVID-19 threatens to hollow out the restaurant industry and the communities they help sustain. We cannot let that happen.


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Craft Beer Con
The annual half-day conference that celebrates San Diego as The Capital of Craft™ and discusses trends in the local craft beer industry is open to the general public. The conference begins at 11:00 a.m. and includes three education tracks, a trade show that runs throughout the day, and beer tastings that start at 4:00 p.m. Food trucks will be on hand during the lunch hour.
Tickets can be purchased here – $60 for the general public and $50 for Brewers Guild members. Speakers from some of the most well-known San Diego breweries will be on hand as part of the panels, including AleSmith Brewing Company, Belching Beaver Brewery, Pizza Port, Second Chance Beer Company, and Stone Brewing.
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Last year’s conference sold out.


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For those who shop Tmall Global on a frequent basis, they are going to find that there is a new storefront that is bringing itself to China. The British health foods store, “Holland & Barrett” has announced that they are opening up two online storefronts via Tmall Global.
What Holland & Barrett Bring to the Market
Holland & Barrett are all about healthy living. The store offers health foods and supplements, all of which will be available online for the Chinese consumer. In addition, they are going to offer counseling for those who are interested in getting healthy and have no idea where to start.
When going to the Holland & Barrett website, they are offering foods, drinks, personal care, sports nutrition products, vitamins, supplements, and weight management help. The company is headquartered in London in the United Kingdom and has been established since 1920.
This is not the company’s first trip into a foreign market to provide health products. They have stores that are located in the Republic of Ireland, UAE, China, Singapore, Spain, Malta, Cyprus, Gibraltar, Netherlands and Belgium. The brand has their own online store via their website, and can now count their Tmall stores as another branch of their business.
Discover how foreign brands are entering into the market via Tmall, here
Why Go with Tmall?
So why is Holland & Barrett looking into an online store front within China now? In 2012 the company had their physical products carried in stores within China, and saw a drastic increase in their sales. In fact, China is their second strongest market for selling their products. In addition, Chinese consumers love their products due to the fact that they are standing behind it.
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Chinese consumers have shown great interest in health products that are made of high quality materials and are going to offer numerous benefits. It seems that Holland & Barrett are simply acting on a need that is presence, which they can fill. Chances are, the company will be highly successful with their online Chinese venture.


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FedEx reported a 24 percent rise in profit as the delivery company benefited from higher volumes in both its express and ground businesses.» Read More
Salesforce.com reported quarterly earnings and revenue that blew past analysts' expectations. Shares jumped after-hours.
Gap's latest quarterly report topped forecasts. The mall clothing chain also raised its dividend by 20%.
Sears posted a smaller fourth-quarter loss as it reduced its inventory and expenses, while sales at its namesake stores rose slightly.
J.C. Penney delivered the latest dismal retail news, reporting a much larger-than-expected loss as same-store sales fell 32 percent. Shares skidded after-hours.
Groupon's quarterly revenue hit analysts' target Wednesday but its outlook fell short. Shares skidded after-hours.
The discount retail chain reported quarterly earnings and revenue that topped Wall Street's expectations for the holiday quarter, despite heavy discounting and consumer caution.
Priceline reported earnings that topped forecasts, which the company attributed to improved hotel- and car-rental reservations.
First Solar beat on earnings but its revenue and outlook fell short. Shares tumbled after-hours.
When Groupon reports earnings Wednesday after the bell, it isn't just under pressure to grow revenue and generate profits.
Home Depot said Tuesday its fourth-quarter profit topped Wall Street analysts' expectations, helped by an extra week of sales in the current quarter as well as by improvements in the U.S. housing market, and post-Sandy buying.
Matthew Boss, JPMorgan analyst, breaks down the retailers fourth quarter numbers and discusses the company's top-line turnaround.
Trevor Fetter, President & CEO of Tenet Healthcare, breaks down the company's quarterly numbers and weighs in on spending cuts in Washington and the outlook for the health care industry.
The department store chain reported quarterly earnings and revenue that topped analysts' expectations as its strategy of tailoring merchandise to local markets paid off during the holiday season.
Brian Nagel, Oppenheimer analyst, breaks down the home retailer's fourth quarter numbers and weighs in on the company's announcement to repurchase $17 billion shares and increase its quarterly dividend by 34%.
As the housing sector recovers and home remodeling surges, the Street is looking for big things out of Home Depot.
Lowe's reported quarterly earnings and revenue that beat analysts' expectations on Monday.
Hewlett-Packard CEO Meg Whitman told CNBC on Friday that there are no plans to break up the technology company and that revenue growth will accelerate in 2014.
CNBC's Courtney Reagan discusses retailers that will be releasing earnings next week, including Lowe's Home Depot, Macy's and TJX are just some of the companies releasing earnings and guidance next week.
Eatery operator Darden Restaurants warned on Friday that its earnings and restaurant traffic would be impacted by economic headwinds, including rising gas prices and higher payroll taxes.
Hewlett-Packard's quarterly revenue and forecasts beat Wall Street expectations as it continued to cut costs under CEO Meg Whitman's turnaround plan.
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CALCUTTA, INDIA (Oct. 24, 2 p.m. ET) — State-owned Gujarat State Fertilizers & Chemicals Ltd. of Baroda, India, is expanding its nylon 6 capacity, manufacturing the engineering resin under the brand name Gujlon.
“We have the largest capacity of … nylon 6 in the country and we are further expanding by doubling the manufacturing capacity at our Baroda plant,” said a GSFC official at Indplas'12, held Oct. 5-8 in Calcutta.
The company is investing about $40 million to build a new plant adjoining the existing facility. The expansion will increase GSFC's capacity for the material to 66 million pounds annually. The main raw material for nylon 6 is caprolactam, which is available from captive capacity.
The plant should begin operating in 2014, the official said.
GSFC cited a widening demand-supply gap in nylon 6 availability in the country. Total annual demand is estimated at around 88 million pounds. While GSFC currently meets much of that demand, the rest is imported.
The company also is targeting the increasing size of the automobile industry and growth in the fishing industry in southern India.


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The Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) is pleased to announce that this year’s edition of Thailand’s leading B2B travel industry show, the Thailand Travel Mart Plus (TTM+) 2022, will take place on the beautiful island of Phuket from 8-10 June with online registration opens on 1 March via the official website www.thailandtravelmartplus.com.
Mr Yuthasak Supasorn, TAT Governor, said “The TTM+ 2022 will be an excellent opportunity, as the country’s flagship annual tourism event always is, for buyers and sellers to come together and build on existing business relationships and forge new ones. Significantly, the event will include a focus on Thailand’s change towards stronger and more sustainable, more responsible tourism growth, a transformation of Thai tourism that maintains the long-standing ‘Amazing Thailand’ branding.”
The TTM+ is Thailand’s most significant annual B2B travel trade event, which has gained a reputation among the Thai and international tourism industries as a “must-attend” event in their calendar. The TTM+ 2022 will provide an excellent platform for all participants, both sellers and buyers, to meet with current and potential business partners, as well as to reinforce their relationship with global travel specialists, introduce, update, and expand their business.
As the premier showcase of Thai tourism, the TTM+ 2022 will showcase travel products, services and experiences from around Thailand under the theme of ‘Visit Thailand Year 2022, Amazing New Chapters’ that promotes Thai cultural values in the ‘from A to Z Amazing Thailand has it all’ concept. This is to inspire travellers from the world over to once again visit Thailand, where they can re-enjoy and enjoy for the first time experiences that are as remarkable and memorable as they are varied.
The programme for the TTM+ 2022 features two full days of buyer/seller appointments on Thursday, 9 June and Friday, 10 June, which follow the registration, opening ceremony, TTM Talk, Thailand Product Update, and welcome reception all scheduled for the first day on Wednesday, 8 June. There will also be a networking dinner for buyers and media, hosted by the Phuket Tourist Association, on the evening of 9 June.
Saturday, 11 June, will see post tours for buyers and media, giving them a chance to experience the scenic beauty, welcoming charm, and famous tropical island atmosphere of Phuket.
This year’s edition is expected to attract over local and international 700 participants, including buyers from 50 countries, sellers from across all five regions of Thailand, as well as members of domestic and international media.
This year, the TTM+ 2022 will be held under the theme of “Visit Thailand Year 2022, Amazing New Chapters”. This dynamic theme is in the right direction to protect the country’s vast natural and scenic beauty, instigating a range of environmental initiatives including pre and post-tour programmes. The primary objectives are the significant reduction of single-use plastics, a paperless business matching system, and other plastic waste. In its ongoing mission to build on and further enhance the practice of sustainable and responsible tourism that recognises Phuket’s best and brightest image, the TTM+ 2022 will deliver a remarkable and excellent experience to the locals and all participants.
The TTM+ 2022 will be held at the spectacular venue of the Angsana Laguna Phuket beachfront resort set within the world-renowned integrated resort of Laguna Phuket. The event will be arranged by health and safety measures stipulated by the Ministry of Public Health to help prevent the spread of COVID-19, and all participants are asked to kindly abide by these measures at all times. Those from overseas must undergo all procedures required under Thailand’s entry schemes.
For more information on the TTM+ 2022, including buyer and seller registration requirements, please visit www.thailandtravelmartplus.com, e-mail email@example.com or Tel. +66 (0) 2250 5500 Ext. 1237.
For buyer specific enquiries, please e-mail to firstname.lastname@example.org or Tel. +66 (0) 2250 5500 Ext. 1287, 1239 / Fax. +66 (0) 2652 8215.
For seller specific enquiries, please e-mail to email@example.com or Tel. +66 (0) 2250 5500 Ext. 1286, 1254 / Fax. + 66 (0) 2652 8215.
About the TTM+
First held in 2001, the TTM+ has gained a well-earned reputation in visitor source markets the world over, and within Thailand’s tourism industry itself, as a ‘must-attend’ event. This year, the TTM+ 2022 is all set to continue the tradition of providing a valuable platform for sellers and buyers to meet with current and potential business partners and to reinforce relationships with global travel specialists and decision-makers.
Held mostly in Bangkok each year since its launch, the TTM+ was relocated to Chiang Mai in 2016-17, Pattaya in 2018-19, and then Phuket in 2021 as part of the strategy to promote provincial destinations.


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Field Trip Festival in Toronto announces 2017 lineup with a nice video
Field Trip Fifth Anniversary will be happening at the Historic Fort York & Garrison Common on June 3 & 4, 2017. Here's the lineup that they announced in a pretty nice doggy video.
This year’s headliners will be Broken Social Scenes, Feist and Phoenix! further down the bill you’ll find Portugal The Man, BadBadNotGood, A Tribe Called Red, Thundercat, Timber Timbre and many more.
A lot of Canadian talents on this bill that’s nice to see. But the most interesting about the unveiling of this lineup is certainly the video on which they announced it. It’s just perfect.
Field Trip is about so much more than just great, world-class music. Food, art, comedy, family, fashion and a spirit of discovery are among our many inspirations and each year’s Field Trip is dedicated to collaborative explorations of these themes.
All tickets will be on sale this Friday 10th of March at 10am EST directly on their website. GA weekend passes will be $125 and then you have VIP option at $200.


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Apple today sent out invites for the official media event on March 21. As you might already know, this is the event in which Apple is going to unveil the iPhone 5SE and the smaller version of iPad Pro.
The event which is labeled as ‘let us loop you in’ has been in the talks for quite sometime and today Apple made it official. They have sent out the media invites, confirming the date and time.
Although Apple is not going to mention on their invite what they are going to unveil but we have a pretty much basic idea on what is on the menu.
The first one and pretty much everyone is waiting for, is the iPhone 5SE (the special edition iPhone), which is going to have the same internals as the iPhone 6 but look similar to the iPhone 5S.
The next one on the list is the smaller version of the iPad Pro, not much has been leaked or discussed about it besides the fact that we are getting a new iPad.
Apple is going to be live streaming the event so make sure you check it out.
Maypalo is going to have all the details covered so stay tuned!
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Colorado’s House of Representatives on Wednesday passed a bipartisan bill that would extend to-go alcohol sales for five years.
House Bill 21-1027, sponsored by Reps. Colin Larson, R-Littleton, and Dylan Roberts, D-Avon, and Sens. Jeff Bridges, D-Greenwood Village, and Kevin Priola, R-Henderson, passed with unanimous support and now heads to the state Senate.
Gov. Jared Polis first signed an executive order in March 2020 allowing restaurants and bars to offer to-go alcoholic beverages after food establishments were forced to close dining because of the COVID-19 pandemic.
The bipartisan group of lawmakers introduced Senate Bill 20-213 during the 2020 regular legislative session to extend the policy. The bill, which Polis signed into law last July, allowed for bars, restaurants, and other eligible establishments with liquor licenses to sell alcohol for takeout or delivery until July 1, 2021.
HB 21-1027 would extend those sales to July 1, 2026.
The Colorado Restaurant Association (CRA) praised the House’s passage of HB 21-1027, saying alcohol to-go sales have helped keep restaurants in the state open during the pandemic.
“Alcohol to-go sales have been a crucial lifeline for Colorado restaurants during the COVID-19 pandemic, which is the gravest crisis the restaurant industry has faced in living memory,” CRA President and CEO Sonia Riggs said in a statement. “93% of restaurant operators who responded to a recent survey told us they are deriving revenue from alcohol to-go orders.”
Riggs said the industry lost $3 billion in 2020, but the legislation “gives restaurants the opportunity to further serve their customers and a chance to move into recovery from a position of strength.”


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Another location of Sofi’s Crepes will close at the end of the month amid changing consumer habits.
The last day for the Sofi’s Crepes store at 9123 Reisterstown Road, in Owings Mills, will be March 31. Co-owner John Rusnak said the creperie’s lease is expiring, prompting him and co-owner Linda Conrad to take a hard look at the business, which has seen in-person traffic fall due to the Covid-19 pandemic.
“It seems like there’s a potentially long-term change in people’s behavior,” Rusnak said Thursday, with more customers ordering food via delivery rather than opting to dine in. “The people that come in and sit down are just few and far between.”
The store set up an online ordering system to accommodate that change, but didn’t have a large enough staff to employ its own delivery drivers, Rusnak said. Even with local laws limiting delivery fees from companies like Uber Eats and Grubhub to 15%, outsourcing delivery services has been costly. Rusnak said delivery providers have found other ways to collect money from restaurants, such as assessing fees on technology and equipment usage. All told, Sofi’s Crepes sent about 20% of its revenue from delivery orders to third-party services, he said.
Delivery sales have also cut into tips, which are normally a major incentive for employees working at the crepe shop.
A shift toward delivery has been a trend seen across the dining industry over the last year, particularly as the pandemic shut down or restricted capacity in dining rooms across the state.
A recent survey from the James Beard Foundation found that 91% of respondents want restaurants to continue offering takeout and delivery even as the outbreak eases up. (The survey also offered hope that customers will return to dining rooms soon, with 33% saying they expected to get back to their “regular dining out behavior” some time between April and September, and another 31% saying they’ve already resumed their pre-pandemic dining habits.)
Rusnak and Conrad shut down another one of their Sofi’s Crepes shops, at Belvedere Square in North Baltimore, late last year. The couple said that closure was in “direct correlation to the city’s reaction to the pandemic.”
“We understand that this is a real health crisis and we want to keep people well, but it is difficult to compete and to understand the decisions made by the city government while the state, the counties, the strip clubs, and the casinos stay open,” Rusnak told the BBJ at the time.
The Sofi’s Crepes chain, founded in 2003 by former stockbroker Ann Costlow, has four other locations in the region, including the original crepe shop on North Charles Street in Station North, which Costlow still operates. Rusnak and Conrad also own a Sofi’s Crepes outpost in Fells Point, which will remain open.
Rusnak said he’s hopeful a new round of restaurant relief will help buoy the Fells Point shop through the remainder of the pandemic.


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Microsoft is warning users about an unpatched vulnerability within Internet Explorer. The warning arrives after research company SEC Consult published a demonstration how hackers could use the vulnerability to implant malware.
Microsoft said it was investigating the flaw and suggested a patch may soon be available.
"At the completion of this investigation, Microsoft will take the appropriate action to help protect our customers, which may include providing additional mitigation guidance through this Security Advisory," said the company in a statement.
Most existing versions of Internet Explorer are vulnerable to the exploit and Microsoft has advised users to change security settings in the Internet security zone to high, which sends prompts before running ActiveX controls.
"We have not been made aware of any attacks attempting to use the reported vulnerability or customer impact at this time, but we are aggressively investigating the public report," Microsoft said.
Last week, The U.S. Computer Emergency Readiness Team (US-CERT) issued an alert about a flaw in a Veritas Software data backup product, which it says was being actively exploited.


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Gartner released its annual list of top strategic technology trends this week, projecting that 2022 will keep enterprise executives busy with new developments in everything from artificial ...
NetEase has agreed to buy Grasshopper Manufacture, the maker of games such No More Heroes, Killer7, and Lollipop Chainsaw.
Korean-based SaaS-based studio uses AI to coordinate the motion of the actors with the script. A director needs only upload the dialog.
Quantum computing hits the radar of tech leaders, but will take years to develop for most applications, even as it makes progress.
Intel reported that its third quarter revenues and profits were above expectations as the chip giant beat Wall Street estimates.
NATO has launched an AI strategy and $1 billion investment fund as its members states look to further development of defense technologies.
Press Release FEELM made the following statement regarding the FDA's first vaping product authorization:On Oct 12, 2021, the U.S Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted marketing orders for ...
Mainframe is working on an Xbox game that can scale in terms of complexity depending on where you are playing.
Developer Eric "ConcernedApe" Barone has given a first look at Haunted Chocolatier, his follow-up to the indie hit Stardew Valley.
The company, trying to assert its lead as a supplier of processors for AI-powered robotics apps, announced a host of new technologies.


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Bitcoin Suspension Fear Ends in Bangkok With Trade Launch
Coins offers the second bitcoin start-up within South east Asia using the official opening of Coins.co.th in Bangkok.
The start-up continues to be exchanging baht as well as bitcoin in Thailand ever since the release in Summer, when it obtained the e-commerce sign up in the Huay Khwang Area Office.
Jaturong Jantarangs, the financial institution of Thailand’s senior overseer from the payment techniques policy division, lately informed the Bangkok Post that buying and selling bitcoins for baht doesn’t need authorization or perhaps a license in the country’s main financial institution.
As a result, Coins promises that it is brand new exchange has become “fully legal” beneath Thai legislation.
The shift is visible being a optimistic indication with regard to bitcoin’s improvement in Asian countries, since Financial institution of Thailand had been broadly considered to have prohibited bitcoin in the year 2013.
The dedication additionally comes after claims from the Bank of Thailand released in Mar which recommended it didn’t think about bitcoin as a currency.
Even though it is not dealt with being a cash services company, Coins.co.th established that it will have to adhere to associated laws and regulations for example Thailand’s Municipal and Commercial Code as well as Consumer Protection Act, along with its anti-money laundering laws.
Topp Jirayut Srupsrisopa manages Coins.co.th, included he is expecting bitcoin’s lawful circumstance in Thailand being more clear as time passes, because community regulators find out more about the marketplace and its particular opportunities.
Bitcoin Co. Ltd, the very first Thailand-based electronic foreign exchange, also told us that it is constantly on the work with Bangkok regardless of the regulating uncertainness, which following the difficulties with the main financial institution earlier this year, has gotten e-commerce permit for Bitcoin.co.th as well as BX.in.th, the 2 trade services.
However, it reports conversation with the central bank continues to be limited. As managing director David Barnes, says:
“We haven’t acquired any kind of discussions with Bank of Thailand since 2014.”
Strengthening Thailand’s labor force
For the time being, Coins.co.th continuously permit customers in Thailand to pay for bitcoin utilizing their accounts, or even if you are paying money at any kind of main Thai financial institution.
Hose framed the statement as one that will assist the business provide the advantages of bitcoin for the community e-commerce marketplace, that has battled to build up advanced on-line payments that may help growth.
Stressing benefits of bitcoin for local area customers and also the way forward for their exchange, Hose explained:
“Bitcoin is definitely an simple option to banking accounts as well as credit cards for those who can’t gain access to these resources that fulfills an enormous gap in monetary support requirements in rising markets such as Thailand.”
Stating the development of BX.in.th, Barnes came to the conclusion:
“We are extremely positive about the way forward for Bitcoin in Thailand.”


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Your next Samsung phone could come in recycled and bio-based paper and plastic wrapping.
Samsung Electronics said Sunday it will replace plastic packaging used for its bevy of products from mobile phones and tablets to home appliances and wearables with paper and other environmentally sustainable materials like recycled/bio-based plastics.
Samsung will start making the switch in the first half of the year. The company aims to only use paper packaging materials certified by forestry initiatives by next year. By 2030, Samsung says it plans to use 500,000 tons of recycled plastics and collect 7.5 million tons of discarded products (both cumulative from 2009).
The company said it’s formed an internal task force to come up with innovative packaging ideas that avoid plastic.
For instance, the plastic trays used to hold mobile phones and tablets will be replaced with ones made from pulp. Samsung said it will also alter the phone charger design, swapping the glossy exterior with a matte finish and eliminating plastic protection films, reducing the use of plastics.
Now, instead of plastic, pulp molds will form holder trays. Accessories will be wrapped in eco-friendly materials. Samsung phone chargers will even change from a glossy finish to matte so that the company doesn’t need to use a plastic protection film. The little things add up.
Plastic bags used to protect the surface of home appliances such as TVs, refrigerators, air conditioners and washing machines as well as other kitchen appliances will also be replaced with bags containing recycled materials and bioplastics. Bioplastics are made from plastic wastes and non-fossil fuel materials like starch or sugar cane.
The company also committed to only using fiber materials certified by global environmental organizations like the Forest Stewardship Council, Programme for the Endorsement of Forest Certification Scheme and the Sustainable Forestry Initiative for packaging and manuals by 2020.
Apple also has taken a hard look at its packaging waste. In 2017, the iPhone maker laid out plans for its paper and plastic sourcing. It started re-examining its packaging materials in 2015. Even back in 2012, its iPod packaging was biodegradable, so Apple’s been thinking for years about the Great Pacific Garbage Patch — essentially a growing island of plastic waste in the Pacific.